Originally Posted by MECU
"Seasonal" Hefeweitzen (I say "seasonal" because it's been the same season for 6 years now) at
Rock Bottom Brewpub in Colorado. My wife and friends call it "The Banana" because although they use bananas and typically it's not that stong in the beer, one time it was
really strong and they said it was like eating a banana. I just say I'm getting my fruit requirement for the day. It also has cloves and something else for flavor I can't remember. Quite excellent beer, and they have many other quite good beers. I'm glad I live in Colorado where the brew to population ratio is quite high.
I think the server or perhaps even the brewer was putting one over on you because, actually, they don't really use bananas and cloves; those flavors are generated by the yeast strains typically used to
brew a hefeweizen.
Lots of places make a hefeweizen or another type of wheat beer during the summer months because many people find that they're very refreshing in hot weather.